May 23, 2014
Sales at The Notebook Company, a leading retailer of notebooks and accessories, were down by 20% in April and May. CEO Christopher Riley comments: “April is often a tough month. But this year, during April and May, we had all the normal holidays – which are a rash of...
May 5, 2014
By 2018, 44% of all in-store retail sales in Europe – or €920-billion – will be influenced by online research, up from 31% and €539-billion in 2013, according to Forrester’s first European cross-channel retail sales forecast. Northern European...
May 2, 2014
The worldwide smartphone market began the year with an expected retrenchment from holiday quarter shipment volumes, but still posted a year-over-year increase in the first quarter of 2014 (1Q14). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...
Apr 24, 2014
Maintaining sales momentum after mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is critical if providers want to achieve desired results, but many struggle to do this in light of the new technology buying cycle, according to Gartner. Sales and marketing leaders from both...
Apr 24, 2014
Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2014 second quarter ended 29 March 2014. The company posted quarterly revenue of $45,6-billion and quarterly net profit of $10,2-billion, or $11,62 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of...
